Devonport Harbour
We left Devonport yesterday, February 28, on the ferry to Melbourne. The trip across the Bass Strait was very calm, much more so than when we went in to Tasmania. We were the very last large vehicle off the ferry, however it was a relatively fast trip onto the freeway to get out of Melbourne. Unfortunately we had planned our drive wrong, so went the wrong direction when we reached the M8 motorway (we turned off towards Ballarat, and should not have) so drove about 10 to 15 km farther than we needed to.
We were surprised to find the couple that had loaned us clothespins when we were doing our laundry in the Devonport caravan park were parked right next to us in the caravan park in Melbourne. We had a visit with them and their friends (who are just one more site over), and then they took a look inside our motorhome. The other couple suggested a caravan park in Sydney for when we return there, so we booked it this morning for our last week in Australia.
I got my hair cut this morning by walking into the hair dressers shop right at opening. It cost only $12. The hairdresser, a Vietnamese woman, asked me how long I wanted my hair cut, but I didn’t really catch what she said with her mixture of accents, until she said “Medium?” That I understood, so said “Yes, medium.” It’s a good thing I didn’t say short! Her idea of medium and mine are somewhat different. I will definitely have to wear my hat so I don’t get sunburned!
We drove on to Ballarat, ate lunch just outside of the city, then registered at the Big 4 caravan park. There are many school children staying here. They are on some type of three day excursion. At least not everyone in the caravan park will be retired people tonight!